Category Archives: party and entertaining food

Homemade Hawaiian Rolls

Know what I like about baking?  It’s a little bit like Forest Gump’s “box of chocolates”.  You’re never sure what you’re going to get. It’s a little bit messy.  You’ve got to be organized and a bit more systematic.  It’s … Continue reading

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Semi-Homemade Enchilada Sauce

I love enchiladas, especially New Mexico style.  But I haven’t really tried making them very often because I just don’t like the taste of the “enchilada sauce” that you buy in a can. It always has a faintly metallic taste … Continue reading

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Cranberry Cheesecake

We did it!  We came up with the bright idea at Thanksgiving for a different take on dessert.  Cranberry Cheesecake. We both love cheesecake and we both love cranberries—especially at the traditional holiday dinners. And we thought—what if?  What if … Continue reading

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Mama Stella’s Stuffing Bread

 (a Mrs. CB guest post) I have such great memories of holiday dinners growing up:  The sound of my mom cursing under her breath (‘Holiday?  HOLIDAY?? Whose holiday?  Not the cook’s, that’s for %&!#@ sure!’); the rustling of my dad’s … Continue reading

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Homemade Stromboli

We love our weekly homemade pizza that is totally from scratch.  I make 2 “balls” of crust dough and freeze one so I don’t have to make dough every week.  It comes out of the freezer the day before I … Continue reading

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